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Howard Stutz Gaming Guru - Page 344Firms Back Union Push10 May 2005
A pair of independent advisory firms that offer proxy voting suggestions to institutional shareholders has recommended favorable votes on three union-backed proposals that would change the corporate governance structure at Station Casinos.
Company shareholders are considering three changes in the bylaws ... (read more)
A Team With Keen Scents of Security9 May 2005
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Wynn Las Vegas went all the way to Europe to hire eight specially trained members of the $2.7 billion Strip hotel-casino's security detail.
But they don't require much in the way of salary.
Two Labrador retrievers and six German shepherds make up the key components of ... (read more)
Oops, She Hits a Million Again9 May 2005
After winning a $1 million slot machine jackpot less than a year ago, one would think Jo Ann Argyris would easily recognize the symbols that signify a large cash prize.
On Thursday night the Boulder City resident hit her second $1 million jackpot in a span of less than a year. But once again, she ... (read more)
Trump Condo Project Reserves All Units5 May 2005
LAS VEGAS -- Prospective buyers have reserved 100 percent of the available condominium units in
Donald Trump's first planned Las Vegas development, a project representative said
Wednesday.
Now, the trick will be to turn those who deposited either $10,000 or $20,000 for one
of the 1,282 high-rise ... (read more)
Sands Benefits From Macau4 May 2005
Las Vegas Sands Corp. said Tuesday its first-quarter revenues jumped nearly 69 percent from a year earlier helped by strong revenue growth at its Sands Macau property.
However, the parent company of The Venetian said its net income fell almost 86 percent as profits were eaten up by a loss of ... (read more)
Pinnacle Entertainment Reports $2.2 Million Loss4 May 2005
Three weeks before unveiling its most ambitious project, Las Vegas-based casino operator Pinnacle Entertainment said Tuesday it increased its year-over-year quarterly revenues but suffered a loss in net income because of development costs and early debt retirement.
Pinnacle, which on May 26 opens ... (read more)
The Strip: Wynn May Consider Dividend3 May 2005
For the first time since becoming a publicly traded company, the shareholders of Wynn Resorts Ltd. were able to hold their annual meeting in a building that was producing revenue toward their investment.
Four days after the $2.7 billion Wynn Las Vegas opened, shareholders Monday filled a large ... (read more)
Nevadan At Work: Ex-Georgetown Basketball Player Works His Way to Top of Barbary Coast2 May 2005
When Barbary Coast General Manager Ronnie Highsmith talks about working his way up from the bottom, he truly means it.
Highsmith, who has been the small Strip casino's lead executive since last year, started out 16 years ago on the property's loading docks. After various position changes -- including a three-year stint at Coast's former riverboat casino in East St. ... (read more)
Amateur Cameras Scoop Wynn Las Vegas Photos29 April 2005
And Chris Jones
LAS VEGAS -- So much for Vanity Fair's exclusive on the first photographic images from inside the $2.7 billion Wynn Las Vegas. The high-end monthly magazine has been scooped by Joann Stabile of New York City.
Sitting at a video poker machine near the resort's garden atrium, ... (read more)
Wynn Revels in Magic Moments27 April 2005
Unlike Steve Wynn's previous hotel unveilings, when man-made volcanoes, dancing water fountains, pirate battles and pyrotechnic building implosions signaled a new beginning, the lifting of the wall of silence surrounding the $2.7 billion Wynn Las Vegas won't be any more than a simple countdown on ... (read more)
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